Hey guys, I recently noticed that the P2S has accumulated over 135 hours of printing. I thought you guys might want to hear my opinions on it, so here they are:
So far I have had a great experience with the P2S! After printing with various types of filament; PLA Glow, PLA Wood, PLA Matte, PETG HF, and High Speed PLA. Using the AMS on complex models. Made and printed models that need perfect tolerances… I did a lot of testing!
Things/improvements that I love about the P2S:
- The price $; so cheap for an amazing printer!
- The nozzle wiper; this is one of my favorite upgrades! It works 10x better than the one on my X1C and P1S! The X1C/P1S spill the poop all over the interior of the machine. The P2S has virtually no poop or waste dirtying the interior.
- The speed; I do notice the speed difference between machines, P2S is faster.
- Easy nozzle swap; this is another one of my favorites! Being able to swap nozzles quickly is sooo nice!
- The filleted bottom lip; when the rare piece of purge escapes the chute, this is really nice for cleaning it out!
- The side spool holder; I really like how this is setup, with the PTFE tube coming straight from it.
- Volume; with all that speed, you would think its loud. But no, its more quite than the X1C/P1S! I also like that it has the sounds to alert of any problems/finished print!
- Filament cutter; I really love the way they did this! Instead of taking up precious print space like with the X1C/P1S, they made a little flap that extends and cuts the filament.
- The lighting; I love that it has two light bars now! One is not enough.
- Handles; its so much easier to carry with them.
Things that could be improved:
- Strength of spool holder: when putting it together, its easy, but it could be improved. It stays in its place nice, but it wiggles a lot.
- Storage; I liked it better with a micro SD card, now it needs a flash-drive.
- Ball screws; when unboxing and preparing to print, you have to unfasten two red plastic things from the front ball screws. When doing that, you have to use some force to pull them off. Resulting in the ball screws being very loose, they can be moved a decent amount when the print bed is at its lowest! But there are steel rods to help strengthen it.
- Toolhead cover; it happens when taking off and pulling on the cover. When trying to realign the magnets, there is a few cords that get in the way, so you have to wiggle it around for it to snap in.
Overall, its a great new printer. Its cheap, fast, new, and looks good. But there is also some improvements to be made about it. I someone asks me, I will recommend it more than both the X1C (discontinued) and P1S.
If you have any questions about the P2S, comment below!